With de Gaulle, you will not catch anything Battle of Dakar poster featuring a caricature of Churchill fishing with De Gaulle as bait
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 47.250 inches (120.015 cm) | Width: 31.500 inches (80.01 cm)
Archival History
The poster was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Propaganda poster referencing the Battle of Dakar in 1940 in which British and Free French forces under Charles de Gaulle fought the forces of the Vichy government of France in Senegal.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Rectangular paper poster with an image of Winston Churchill and a person meant to be Jewish in a boat named "Rule Britannia." Churchill is holding a fishing rod with the head of Charles de Gaulle dangling as bait. There is a French sailor in the left foreground dressed in bright blue. A boat named "Dakar" and a boat named "Richelieu" are in the middle ground.
People
- Gaulle, Charles de, 1890-1970--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965--Caricatures and cartoons.
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda--Posters.
- Propaganda, French--History--20th century.
- Dakar, Battle of, Dakar, Senegal, 1940--Posters.
- France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Senegal.
Genre
- Posters
- Object